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"description": "Zalando’s James Rothwell on how a retailer learns to think like a publisher, why content and entertainment sit at the centre of its next chapter, and what it takes to turn a fashion platform into a broader lifestyle brand.",
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"textContent": "Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music Watch on YouTube\n\nWelcome back to a very exciting episode of Brandmakers with James Rothwell, who is senior vice president of marketing at one of Europe’s biggest advertisers Zalando. James is at the heart of a transformation with the company moving away from acting like an advertiser to become more like a publisher.\n\nIn this conversation, James lays out why he thinks content and entertainment are the future of marketing as he sets out his plan to take Zalando from a clothing retailer to a fashion and lifestyle brand.\n\nSeason 1 of Brandmakers is presented by SBS. Helping brands and independent agencies deliver smarter, high-impact programmatic advertising.",
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